Lorna McInnes

Coastal Calm is a boutique wellbeing clinic in Palm Cove, Cairns Beaches, in beautiful Far North Queensland, providing holistic counselling and naturopathic consultations for women and children who are looking to improve their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, whilst developing practical daily life and self regulation skills.

 

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Welcome to our website. We hope you find it helpful and inspiring. 

Lorna's mission is to provide a quality service which helps you or your child flow more gently through the journey of life, to overcome challenges, develop skills to enable you to create a more healthy, happy life where you feel calm, safe, present, connected, resilient and empowered to reach your goals. 

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 Lorna has combined her professional training and 15 years experience in neurodivergent support (counselling, life coaching, early childhood intervention, special education and inclusion support) and 21 years of naturopathic practice, with her lived experience and research in Au/DHD, anxiety, CPTSD, hyperthyroidism, MTHFR and allergies, and feels blessed to have this background to draw on when appropriate, to guide, support, inspire and empower her neurodivergent and neurotypical clients on their personal unique journey through life.

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Lorna's passions have more recently been distilled into an innovative integrative provision of holistic counselling and personalised wellbeing for women, children and their families at Coastal Calm clinic or by Teletherapy around Australia and New Zealand.​​  Previously holistic and counselling were not found in one sentence. Now it's an evidence based and trending therapeutic approach. Very exciting!

 

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​​Holistic Counselling

 

What is Holistic counselling?​

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Holistic evidence-based counselling integrates conventional, research-backed psychological techniques—such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and acceptance-based approaches—with a whole-person perspective that considers mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. This approach treats underlying causes rather than just symptoms, often incorporating lifestyle factors like diet and exercise to foster lasting, personalized, and sustainable change. 

 

Core Principles of Holistic Evidence-Based Counselling

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 Whole-Person Approach: Addresses the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit.

 Evidence-Informed: Uses validated techniques like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness, ensuring safety and effectiveness.

 Client-Led & Personalised: Tailors flexible, collaborative sessions adapted to individual goals and needs.

 Root Cause Focus: Aims to understand why issues arise, rather than just treating symptoms.

 Empowerment: Encourages active participation in the healing journey. 

 

Benefits and Applications

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 Comprehensive Care: Treats anxiety, overwhelm, depression, trauma, and burnout by looking beyond just talk therapy.

 Physical & Mental Connection: Explores how stress impacts physical health (e.g., headaches, gut issues).

 Integrated Techniques: May combine therapy with lifestyle improvements, such as nutrition and exercise recommendations.

 Increased Self-Awareness: Focuses on understanding the individual’s world, allowing for deeper self-connection and personal growth.

 

 This approach is highly beneficial for those seeking a more comprehensive, compassionate and personalised path to mental health,  often resulting in increased resilience and improved quality of life. 

 

 This holistic counselling approach allows for a "diverse toolbox," combining traditional, structured interventions

with lifestyle adjustments to improve overall quality of life. 

 

Mind-Based Techniques:

- Mindfulness - Meditation and visualisation - Positive psychology interventions

 

Heart-centred Approaches:

- Self-compassion

 

Body-Based Approaches:

- Somatic techniques - Breath work - Deep relaxation techniques - Movement

 

Spirit-Centered Practices:

- Spiritual & cultural exploration and meaning - Nature-based therapy - Creative arts  - Sound 

 

Lifestyle Integration:

- Nutritional check-in - Sleep hygiene  - Exercise and movement  - Radical self care and acceptance - Stress management. 

 

Together, we will create a plan for our sessions ​

 

 

 

 

 

​​​Holistic counselling with Lorna...

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may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) , Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) or Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) with trauma informed, strength, action and play based counselling approaches.

Other approaches, such as or Person Centred approach may be integrated, according to each individuals age, ability, needs and range of strengths, challenges, situations, goals, expected outcomes and interests.

$ 180 (Allow 50 mins for session) 

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What can Lorna help you with ?

 

Neurodivergent-affirming care

Nervous system understanding, wellbeing & regulation

Nutrition & lifestyle

Anxiety, fear, social anxiety, stress, overwhelm, burnout

Emotional perception, understanding, acceptance & regulation

Self esteem, confidence & resilience

Understanding autism, ADHD & Masking  

Self awareness & creating change

Radical self care & acceptance

Foundations of wellbeing

Communication, connection & social skills 

​Mindfulness & Breath work

Executive functioning

Cognition & learning skills

Independence & life goals​

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Integrated psycho education and wellbeing education

Learn about the brain, emotions and behaviour as well as how the body works, how food and drink affects our body,

brain, mood, energy, sleep and behaviour and how those affect our self regulation which in turn affects our daily functioning.​​

 

Motivation, inspiration, empowerment 

 Lorna offers authentic professional support, so as your child or yourself feel safe, listened to and understood, in a calm, welcoming environment, to help you reach your goals and learn practical strategies to help you enjoy a healthy happy life.

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Naturopathic consultations ​​

Gut, brain, nervous & immune system focused health

Functional testing

Comprehensive Initial Naturopathic Consultation 

$ 250. Allow up to 90 mins​

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*Personalised testing, treatment, strategies & supports 

​*Nutrition & lifestyle​

​​​​*Cleanse & replenish

*Digestive system health

*Brain & neurotransmitters

*Immunity & allergy/intolerance

*Nervous system informed education & regulation 

*Emotional understanding, acceptance & self regulation 

* Food aversions.    *Sleep hygiene      *Toileting challenges

*Nutritional & lifestyle strategies & supports for Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Pyrolles.

*Nutritional Compounding 

*Practitioner supplements

*Homeobotanicals

*Mindfulness

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Integrative & Functional Pathology

*Epigenetics  - How the environment, lifestyle, stress, toxins, trauma effects Methylation.

*Nutrigenomics - Genetic testing - Eg. MTHFR / Methylation, COMT, MTRR etc, showing predispositions & neurotransmitter pathways that influence mood, focus, behaviour and overall wellbeing.

* Report analysis, breakdown and personalised nutritional, biochemical & lifestyle support.

All recommended test kits are available to​​​​​ order and have delivered to your home, to do and send off. The results are returned to me, to review and explain at your next consultation.

*Heavy metals & environmental toxins testing and treatment

*Stool/Parasite testing and treatment

*MARCoNS nasal swab test, education and treatment

*Allergy & Intolerance testing, report analysis and personalised guidance

 

Follow On Naturopathic Consultation

$ 180. Allow 50 mins

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Fees​ - $180 for 50 min session

    

 Lorna provides private and NDIS self & plan managed services, locally and online around Australia and New Zealand and is currently reapplying for NDIS registration under Therapy supports/ Daily living (other practitioner) 

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